77 f. / Submitted by Suelen Reis (suziy.ellen@gmail.com) on 2013-05-06T16:21:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Rita de Carvalho.pdf: 2033315 bytes, checksum: bfefd297b76c5e8def603e69a0f7e89e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Auxiliadora Lopes(silopes@ufba.br) on 2013-06-10T16:52:09Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Rita de Carvalho.pdf: 2033315 bytes, checksum: bfefd297b76c5e8def603e69a0f7e89e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-06-10T16:52:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Rita de Carvalho.pdf: 2033315 bytes, checksum: bfefd297b76c5e8def603e69a0f7e89e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / A pesquisa investigou como o estado de plenitude promovido pela ludicidade durante a execução de jogos teatrais propicia a expressão de valores habitualmente relacionados à auto-transcendência, ou seja, valores intrínsecos ao ser humano. O trabalho foi realizado com adolescentes, num bairro popular de Salvador-Ba, utilizando a metodologia da pesquisa-ação. Nossa investigação teve como suporte teórico o conceito de ludicidade desenvolvido no Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Ludicidade – GEPEL da Faculdade de Educação da UFBA, o teatro de intervenção de Augusto Boal, a psicologia social de Enrique Pichón-Rivière e a pedagogia popular de Paulo Freire. Verificamos que a metáfora lúdica estabelecida a partir do jogo teatral permite não só o trabalho com as questões emergentes explícitas como, o que era o alvo da nossa pesquisa, o surgimento de questões e valores implícitos que modulam a atuação dos envolvidos no seu cotidiano. Esses valores intrínsecos ao serem desvelados no palco e trabalhados em reuniões grupais propiciam aos integrantes um novo olhar sobre a realidade, gerando uma possibilidade de transformação. / Salvador

The McMaster Children and Youth University (MCYU) was founded at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, Canada. The MCYU delivers free educational programming to children and youth to empower and prepare youth, especially those at a socioeconomic disadvantage, to aspire to higher education (MCYU, 2022). Parents are invited to attend the lectures alongside their children, making parent involvement a key component of the program (MCYU, 2018; Paquin et al, 2018). Participation in educational activities, such as out-of-school programming, school-run field trips, or extracurriculars have been correlated with improved academic achievement and social adjustment (Holloway & Pimlott-Wilson, 2014; Weininger et al., 2015). However, children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to participate in learning enrichment activities outside of school (Siddiqui et al., 2019). These barriers to participation have often been attributed to lower economic status (Chanfreau, et al., 2016; Farthing, 2014; Holloway & Pimlott-Wilson, 2014; Siddiqui et al., 2019). A grounded theory study was employed addressing the following question: How do socio-ecological factors shape parental decision-making for childhood involvement in the MCYU? Twenty parents who participate in the MCYU were interviewed and asked to complete an accompanying survey. After thorough data collection and analysis, the results indicated that positive educational experiences in the lives of parents shape their approach to their children’s education. Their life experiences have led to an intrinsic and extrinsic desire to learn, and the MCYU is an invaluable tool for parents to instill these values in their children through 1) education, 2) exposure, 3) enjoyment, and 4) engagement. This research may inform an expansion of MCYU type programs across Canada as well as aid the MCYU in reaching members of the community who are unable to benefit from the program. While the MCYU is for kids, the appeal for parents should be emphasized in future iterations. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA) / The McMaster Children and Youth University (MCYU) was founded at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario, Canada. The MCYU delivers free educational programming to children and youth to empower and prepare youth, especially those at a socioeconomic disadvantage, to aspire to higher education (MCYU, 2022). Parents are invited to attend the lectures alongside their children, making parent involvement a key component of the program (MCYU, 2018; Paquin et al, 2018). This research addresses the following question: How do socio-ecological factors shape parental decision-making for childhood involvement in the MCYU? The results indicated that positive educational experiences in the lives of parents shape their approach to their children’s education. Their life experiences have led to an intrinsic and extrinsic desire to learn, and the MCYU is an invaluable tool for parents to instill these values in their children through 1) education, 2) exposure, 3) enjoyment, and 4) engagement.

In the face of the complexity and the urgency of the sustainability challenge, communication of sustainability to the public to motivate behaviour change is found to be an urgent concern. Communication based on appealing to the values of the audience is particularly powerful in addressing social and ecological concerns. Previous research has shown that there is a positive correlation between appealing to intrinsic values and motivation for sustainable behaviours, as opposed to activation of extrinsic values which might lead to the counter outcome. This research seeks to investigate how values-based communication for sustainability can be applied strategically within the third sector based on the activation of intrinsic values. The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) was used as a conceptual frame to enhance the contextualization of the topic and analyse the findings. Ten interviews were conducted with experts and practitioners in the field, aiming to capture the current application of the concept, the enablers, and barriers for implementing it as well as potential key factors for a successful and strategic practice of values-based communication. Interview findings indicated that a strategic approach is lacking when values-based communication is applied. Based on these findings, a set of recommendations were developed with the intention of serving practitioners and experts in the field. The primary aim of this study is to contribute to the enhancement of the strategic application of values-based communication for sustainability. / In this thesis it is discussed how values-based communication for sustainability can be applied strategically within the third sector, based on the activation of intrinsic values. Based on theoretical ground as well as the conducted research results a set of recommendations were developed with the intention of serving practitioners and experts in the field. The primary aim of this study is to contribute to enhancing the strategic application of values-based communication for sustainability.

This thesis uses the case study of the Fallas festival in the city of Valencia (Spain), to assess the value of intangible cultural heritage. Within this framework the thesis explores a number of different issues: for example how social agents frame different qualities and benefits of cultural heritage in order to describe the value and claims for funding the arts. It finds that value assessment for claiming funds presents many challenges such as: identifying the values of the heritage in question; describing them; and ranking them according to their contribution to the public welfare. It examines the methodological techniques for assessing heritage values and goes on to discuss a number of tools that are, or could be, used for assessment. The thesis also explores how public bodies legitimise cultural funding. It examines the role of non-government arts organisations in supporting the arts. It proposes the analysis of donor decisions through a multi-attribute technique where donors state their importance to donor situations under specific conditions or attributes. Finally, it describes how the stakeholder approach can be applied for searching new ways of funding festivals. It also considers how intangible cultural heritage goods can be assessed within the process of cost-benefit evaluation. It also analyses how public bodies, as the principal supporters of culture, deal with the problem of valuing intangibles on social investments. The study uses the Fallas festival to test the research hypothesis. It uses a number of economic and statistical techniques to evaluate the Fallas Festival, these include Contingent Valuation, Choice Experiment and Descriptive and Multiatribute Statistics. The statistical techniques reveal that historical benefits are intrinsically valuable in the Fallas festival. The historical value that the members of the neighbourhood associations place on the Fallas festival justify that local social agents should support this festival. / Sánchez Royo, B. (2011). AN APPROACH TOWARDS HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/12269

The planet is in a dismal environmental state. This state may be remedied by way of an integrated approach based on a holistic vision. This research examines which ecological ideology best suits current conditions for humans to re-examine their metaphysical understanding of nature; how we can better motivate people to embrace a more intrinsic ecological ideology; and finally, how we can motivate people to be active participants in their chosen ideology. I will attempt to show that Deep Ecology is the most suitable ecosophy (ecological philosophy) to embrace; in doing so I will look at how Oriental and occidental religion and philosophy altered (and continues to alter) the way we perceive nature. I will show how destructive, but also caring and constructive, humanity can be when interacting with the environment. The Deep Ecological and Shallow Ecological principles will be look at, as well as criticism and counter-criticism of these ecosophies. KEY TERMS: Deep Ecology, Shallow Ecology, anthropocentrism, ecocentrism, extrinsic values, intrinsic values, motivational drive, ecosophy © University / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.A. (Philosophy)

Thèse de doctorat présenté en vue de l'obtention du doctorat en psychologie - recherche intervention, option psychologie clinique (Ph.D) / Nos valeurs sont au cœur de notre personnalité et de notre identité, servant de principes directeurs pour notre vie. La théorie de l’autodétermination (TAD) fait la distinction entre les valeurs intrinsèques (VI; p.ex., les relations intimes épanouissantes, la connaissance de soi et l’esprit de communauté) et les valeurs extrinsèques (VE; p.ex., la richesse, la beauté et la célébrité). Les premières seraient les seules à répondre directement aux besoins psychologiques fondamentaux innés et universels des êtres humains. L’adolescence étant une période clef pour le développement des valeurs, l’objectif de la présente thèse était d’enrichir les connaissances relatives aux VI et aux VE pendant cette période de vie en clarifiant leurs relations avec le bien-être et la prise de risque (Étude 1), ainsi qu’en examinant comment les trois composantes délétères du parentage s’y relient (Étude 2). Les études passées ayant souvent étudié les valeurs des adolescents en agrégeant les VI et les VE, cette thèse a plutôt cherché à établir leurs contributions respectives aux associations. La thèse s’est aussi intéressée à la fois à l’importance accordée aux valeurs (valorisation) et au niveau auquel les valeurs sont mises en pratique (implantation). À ces fins, 647 adolescents âgés entre 14 et 17 ans ont été recrutés afin de remplir un questionnaire en ligne. Les résultats de l’Étude 1 ont d’abord montré, tel qu’attendu, que la valorisation des VI par les adolescents était associée à un plus grand bien-être alors que la valorisation et l’implantation de leurs VE étaient associées positivement à la prise de risque. L’Étude 1 a aussi examiné les interactions entre la valorisation et l’implantation des valeurs et a révélé que d’une part, l’importance accordée aux VE n’était jamais reliée au bien-être, peu importe à quel point les adolescents accordaient d’importance aux VI. D’autre part, chez les adolescents mettant moins en pratique les VI, l’implantation des VE était associée à un plus grand bien-être, alors qu’elle n’y était pas reliée chez ceux qui mettaient davantage en pratique les VI. Des analyses exploratoires ont toutefois montré que les bénéfices affectifs observés chez certains adolescents implantant davantage de VE se limitaient à des aspects plus éphémères du bien-être (c’est-à-dire, les affects positifs et la vitalité), en contraste avec les bénéfices associés aux VI (c’est-à-dire, davantage d’affects positifs, de vitalité, de satisfaction de vie et de présence de sens). Dans le cadre de l’Étude 2, nous nous sommes d’abord intéressées aux associations directes entre le parentage et les valeurs des adolescents et ensuite, au possible rôle modérateur du parentage dans l’association entre les valeurs parentales et les valeurs des adolescents. Un accent a été mis sur les trois composantes du parentage délétère : le parentage rejetant, chaotique et contrôlant. Lorsque ces trois composantes étaient prises en compte, seul le parentage contrôlant était associé significativement aux valeurs des adolescents. Plus les adolescents percevaient leurs parents comme contrôlants, plus ils étaient susceptibles d’accorder de l’importance aux VE. Ensuite, nous avons observé que seul le parentage chaotique modérait la correspondance entre les valeurs des parents et celles de leurs adolescents. Plus les parents étaient perçus comme ayant des pratiques parentales chaotiques, moins le niveau d’importance accordée aux VE des adolescents était similaire à celui de leurs parents. Ces résultats suggèrent que les parents peuvent influencer l’adoption des valeurs de leurs adolescents de façon directe, via un parentage contrôlant, de même que de façon indirecte, via un parentage chaotique. En somme, les résultats des deux études de la thèse contribuent à enrichir les connaissances au sujet des valeurs à l’adolescence et à clarifier certaines associations ambigües dans la littérature. Alors que l’Étude 1 de la thèse appuie l’idée qu’il serait bénéfique pour la santé psychologique et physique des jeunes de favoriser leur adoption de VI, tout en limitant celle de VE, l’Étude 2 de la thèse fournit des pistes de stratégies potentielles pour le faire. Mises ensemble, les deux études de la thèse nous orientent vers l’implantation d’interventions aidant les parents à adopter des pratiques parentales moins contrôlantes et moins chaotiques afin de favoriser un développement sain des valeurs chez les jeunes. / Our values are at the heart of our personality and identity, serving as guiding principles throughout our life. Self-determination theory (SDT) makes the distinction between intrinsic values (IV; e.g., close relationships, self-knowledge, and community feeling) and extrinsic values (EV; e.g., wealth, beauty, and fame). Only IV would allow the direct satisfaction of our basic psychological needs which are innate and universal in human beings. Adolescence being a key period for value development, the goal of this dissertation was to advance knowledge regarding IV and EV during this life period by clarifying their associations with well-being and risk-taking (Study 1) and by examining how the three detrimental parenting components relate to them (Study 2). As past studies have often studied adolescents’ values by aggregating IV and EV, the present dissertation aims instead to establish their respective contributions to observed associations. This dissertation has also taken interest in the importance given to values (talk) as well as the degree to which values are put into practice (walk). To these ends, 647 adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years old were recruited to complete an online survey. The results of Study 1 first showed, as expected, that adolescents’ talking of IV was associated with greater well-being, whereas the talking and walking of EV were associated with more risk-taking. Study 1 also examined the interactions between values’ talk and walk and revealed that, on the one hand, the talking of EV was never related to well-being, no matter how much adolescents gave importance to IV. On the other hand, among adolescents who put less IV into practice, the walking of EV was associated with more well-being, whereas it wasn’t related to it among those who put more IV into practice. Exploratory analyses however showed that the observed wellness benefits observed among some adolescents putting more EV into practice were limited to more fleeting aspects of well-being (i.e., positive affect and vitality), in contrast to the benefits related to IV (i.e., more life satisfaction, presence of meaning, positive affect and vitality). In Study 2, we were interested in the direct associations between parenting and adolescents’ values and to the potential moderating role of parenting in the association between parental values and adolescents’ values. We focused on the three components of detrimental parenting: rejecting, chaotic, and controlling parenting. When these three components were taken into account, only controlling parenting was significantly related to adolescents’ values. The more adolescents perceived their parents as controlling, the more they were susceptible to give importance to EV. Next, we also observed that only chaotic parenting moderated the correspondence between parents’ and adolescents’ values. The more parenting was perceived as chaotic, the lower the similarity was between the degree of importance given to EV by adolescents and their parents. Results suggest that parents can influence adolescents’ value adoption in a direct manner, through controlling parenting, as well as in an indirect manner, through chaotic parenting. In sum, results from the two studies of this dissertation contribute to enrich knowledge regarding values in adolescence and to clarify certain ambiguous associations in the literature. While Study 1 supports the idea that it would be beneficial for adolescents’ psychological and physical wellness to foster their adoption of IV, while limiting that of EV, Study 2 provides potential strategies to accomplish that. Together, the present dissertation’ studies recommend the delivery of interventions helping parents to adopt less controlling and chaotic parenting practices to foster a healthy development of values in adolescents.

The world has become more and more religiously plural. It is therefore essential to acknowledge the meaningful aspects in the essence of all religions, including African Religion. The dissertation seeks to highlight the concept, ”continuity of life” in African Religion. Special emphasis is placed on the Zulus due to the vastness of the African continent. Three areas are investigated to show that there is the belief in life after death in African Religion, as it is the case with all great world religions, such as Judaism, Islam and Christianity. These are the sacredness of life, marriage with the gift of children as a blessing from the ancestors, as well as rites and ceremonies associated with death which show that the dead are still alive in a mysterious form. The conclusion is therefore that African Religion has a world status and should be included amongst the great world religions. / Religious Studies and Arabic / M. Th. (Biblical Studies)

The world has become more and more religiously plural. It is therefore essential to acknowledge the meaningful aspects in the essence of all religions, including African Religion. The dissertation seeks to highlight the concept, ”continuity of life” in African Religion. Special emphasis is placed on the Zulus due to the vastness of the African continent. Three areas are investigated to show that there is the belief in life after death in African Religion, as it is the case with all great world religions, such as Judaism, Islam and Christianity. These are the sacredness of life, marriage with the gift of children as a blessing from the ancestors, as well as rites and ceremonies associated with death which show that the dead are still alive in a mysterious form. The conclusion is therefore that African Religion has a world status and should be included amongst the great world religions. / Religious Studies and Arabic / M. Th. (Biblical Studies)